Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Fluoride in Pittsburgh, PA tap water
Pittsburgh, PA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Fluoride at or above the federal limit (2 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 50.5× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Entry Point | 101 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Reported level System-wide | 0.83 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Pittsburgh, PA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How Pittsburgh, PA compares
5 of the 386 systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride in Pittsburgh, PA tap water?
Yes — Pittsburgh, PA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 101 mg/L. Pittsburgh, PA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Fluoride at or above the federal limit (2 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 50.5× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Fluoride is 2 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
5 of the 386 systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include High Point, NC, Columbus, OH, Hollywood, FL.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Pittsburgh, PA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/pa/pittsburgh/2024/source.